Quick afterthoughts/additions to the previous post:


1. Ok, ok, from Berkeley Breathed and the classic Opus: perhaps we're all just talking to ourselves sometimes, eh?

2. And a thought from a friend over dinner: "All writing is narcissistic," in response to my concern re. the listening-to-yourself-talk feature of writing (particularly that which is put into the public sphere but lacking the dialog feature I considered so necessary to dodging the narcissism). Sure, to some extent, you've got to believe you have the right and ability to say whatever it is you're trying to say, and to believe it deserves to be heard/read (again, not the first time I've mulled over this). ...but the goal should be more than talking to ourselves, should it not? meh...